Dicaelus laevipennis laevipennis LeConte, 1847

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Dicaelus laevipennis laevipennis LeConte, 1847

Dicaelus laevipennis LeConte, 1847: 421. Type locality: "flumen Platte, prope rupem caminatam (Chimney) [Colorado]" (original citation). Two syntypes in MCZ [# 5707].

Liodicaelus evanescens Casey, 1913: 154. Type locality: "San Bernardino Ranch, Cochise Co[unty], Arizona" (original citation). One syntype in USNM [# 47364]. Synonymy established by Ball (1959: 170).

Dicaelus laevipennis dicaeloides Ball, 1959: 172. Type locality: "Cloudcroft (9,000'), Otero County, New Mexico" (original citation). Holotype (♂) in MCZ [# 31161]. Synonymy established by Ball (1992a: 365).

Distribution.

This subspecies ranges from southeastern Alberta to southwestern South Dakota, south to southeastern Texas, Chihuahua in Mexico, and southeastern Arizona [see Ball 1992a: Fig. 18].

Records.

CAN: AB USA: AZ, CO, KS, MT, NE, NM, OK, SD, TX, UT - Mexico

Note.

The subspecies Dicaelus laevipennis flohri Bates is endemic to Mexico ranging from the state of Durango to the Mexico City area (Ball 1992a: 366).